Associate Director, Global Clinical Procurement

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

Do you have a passion for Procurement? Would you like to join an award-winning procurement team supporting R&D in one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? If you thrive in an environment of innovation and change in a fast growing organisation, then this could be the role for you.

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases.

Introduction to role:

Join us at AstraZeneca, a place that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking, and innovation. We are looking for an integral member to join our Research & Development (R&D) Procurement team. This role has a global remit and you will have accountability for the Academic Research Organisations (ARO) and Collaborative Groups category in the R&D space.

The role focuses on the development and deployment of the global category strategy and initiatives, leading our major supplier relationships, developing deeper relationships with the various stakeholder groups through effective business partnering, and ensuring that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver the expected business value.

Accountabilities:

In this role, you will be responsible for developing long-term strategic plans for the ARO and Collaborative Groups category within AstraZeneca. You will manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure the category strategy is highly aligned to current and future business needs and that the supply base is capable of supporting this strategy.

You will lead project initiatives tied to the category strategy to deliver value to the business, lead the implementation of sustainability initiatives with vendors, and lead complex contractual and commercial negotiations.

You will work alongside key stakeholders and align with GSCE (Global Source to Contract Excellence). You will ensure a data-driven approach to category management and high-quality analytics to deliver insights, capabilities, and results.

TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

· Lead implementation of category plans to ensure that the underpinning process improvement and procurement activities deliver business value in accordance with the strategic plan and help towards our Sustainability targets.

· Develop long term strategic plans for agreed scope of spend area, with a focus on delivering broader value, innovation, and savings.

· Support the team in strategic relationship management (customer and supplier) - ensuring Category Strategy is fully aligned to current and future Business need, and we maintain a supply base capable of supporting these strategies.

· Work alongside Global Source to Contract Excellence (GSCE) advising on and driving procurement strategies to make decisions necessary to make purchases in congruence with organizational objectives.

· Advise on contracts and agreements for the supply of sophisticated products and services with new and existing suppliers

· Cross functionally support Global procurement colleagues and collaborate on setting and completing the strategy.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

· Degree level qualification or relevant experience

· Significant Procurement experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in R&D

· Significant Category Management experience, preferably in ARO and Collaborations

· Project management, change management and people leadership skills

· Good solid understanding of the pharmaceutical industry

· Strong communication skills and ability to influence others

· Comfort with risk and ambiguous situations

· Stakeholder management

What’s next?

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you. Please include your CV and a Cover Letter detailing your motivations in applying for the role and your suitability, ensuring that you include the subjects and grades of any qualifications achieved.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.